Viatores Christi

Viatores Christi is a Catholic Lay Missionary Association which was founded in 1960.It aims to respond to needs overseas and to give people an opportunity to share their lives and faith in another culture. The assignments occur mainly in the areas of
· health
· education
· trades
· pastoral
· social
· administration
· secretarial
· technological fields.

The communities in which we work are richly varied by geographic region, culture, religious beliefs, language, race and economic conditions. Local leaders and indigenous organisations request members of Viatores Christi to work with local people on projects identified as being important for their sustainable development. They also live in and take part in the community.

Lay missionaries respond to the overseas community in terms of solidarity, skills, faith and perform a wide variety of tasks. On their return home the Viatores share their experiences in local schools and communities and give freely of their time to the development of the Association.
Viatores Christi is a member of the Irish Missionary Union and the National Mission Council. We keep close contact with the many missionary societies working here at home and abroad and also with other agencies involved in overseas service. It is through these contacts that we place our members on assignments.